US 11,906,494 B1
Automated coupon lifting device
Andrew Walsh, Somerville, NJ (US); and Isaac Downey, Manchester, MD (US)
Assigned to CENTER FOR PHARMACEUTICALCLEANING INNOVATION CORP, Hillsborough, NJ (US)
Filed by Center for Pharmaceutical Cleaning Innovation Corp., Hillsborough, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/160,934.
Application 17/160,934 is a continuation of application No. 15/600,759, filed on May 21, 2017, granted, now 10,955,396.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/339,271, filed on May 20, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/00 (2013.01) [B08B 3/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for moving a plurality of coupons comprising:
a plurality of coupon retainers, each for retaining a corresponding coupon on which a corresponding target solution is to be tested;
a plurality of coupon manipulators each configured for engaging and disengaging the coupon retained in a corresponding coupon retainer with the corresponding target solution;
a first controller for controlling a movement of at least one of the plurality of coupon manipulators,
a plurality of temperature sensors, each for detecting a temperature associated with a corresponding target solution;
a plurality of heaters, each heater associated with a corresponding target solution, and
a temperature controller for independently controlling each of the plurality of heaters such that a first of the plurality of heaters maintains a first of the target solutions at a first temperature and a second of the plurality of heaters maintains a second of the target solutions at a second temperature different than the first temperature,
wherein the first controller independently controls the movement of each of the coupon manipulators and thereby controls a time at which each coupon manipulator engages or disengages the corresponding coupon with the corresponding target solution.